Tight regulation on kerosene increases use of cooking gas

A petrol station attendant in Nyeri with a cooking gas cylinder.

Kenyan households are increasingly using cooking gas than kerosene and charcoal following regulatory and market-driven initiatives over the last decade.

While firewood remains the most common fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has risen to second with two in every 10 households in both rural and urban areas using it as the primary cooking fuel.